PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nante Navetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bitch/Lover. The crowd seem to be enjoying Navetta's choice of entrance music: Roger Allan Wade - If You're Gonna Be Dumb. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Nante Navetta enters the cage!

Finley
vs
Navetta

180 cm
23
197 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

177 cm
29
185 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nante Navetta!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Navetta gets caught flat footed, as Finley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Finley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Finley tries to free his leg and advance position but Navetta is retaining full guard.
Navetta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Navetta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finley prevents Navetta from getting back to his feet.
Finley is looking to work some ground and pound but Navetta has wrist control.
Finley postures up in Navetta's guard and throws a big left but Navetta blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Navetta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Finley trying to control the position from guard on top but Navetta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Navetta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Finley wants to control from the top but Navetta keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Finley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Finley frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Finley landing strikes from the mount.
Finley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Navetta looks a forlorn figure.
Finley controlling the pace for now.
Finley wants to control the pace but Navetta is squirming around nicely.
Navetta is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Finley breaks from Navetta's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Finley scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Navetta hang on?

Finley swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Navetta is now in Finley's guard. A big mistake from Finley there, giving up the dominant position!

Finley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Navetta is aware though and is defending well.
Finley controlling the position.
Finley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Navetta manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Navetta is keeping the position for now.
Finley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navetta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Finley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Finley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Finley trying to control the position from guard on top but Navetta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Navetta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finley is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Navetta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Finley scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Finley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Navetta cracks the inside of Finley's front leg.
Navetta wants to clinch but Finley slips to the side
and Finley counters with a stiff right hand.
Finley circles away from the clinch attempt

and Finley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finley.
Finley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Finley avoids the elbow strike from Navetta, against the cage.
Finley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Navetta has him pressed against the cage.

Navetta manages to break the clinch.
Navetta darts in trying to clinch

and Finley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Navetta!
Finley landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Finley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brad Finley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Navetta looks a forlorn figure.
Navetta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navetta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Finley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Navetta is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Finley trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Finley jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Navetta manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Finley tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley is looking to take a break and control but Navetta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Finley scoring with punches and elbows.
Navetta prevents Finley from moving into mount.

Navetta bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Navetta tries to clinch but Finley moves away
and Navetta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Navetta misses with a body shot
and Navetta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navetta tries to clinch but Finley moves away
and Finley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brad Finley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Navetta moves to clinch but Finley breaks away

and Finley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Navetta!
Navetta holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Finley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Finley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Finley throws some wild stikes that Navetta manages to avoid easily.
Finley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Finley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Navetta can do to turn this around?
Finley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Navetta hang on?
Finley is landing with some decent strikes but Navetta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Navetta is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Navetta is breathing heavily.
Finley lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley lands a big elbow.
Finley trying to control but Navetta is having none of it.
Finley looking to finish Navetta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Navetta!
Finley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Finley landing strikes, looking to finish!

Navetta is rocked!
Finley content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Finley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Finley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Navetta closes the distance looking to clinch

and Finley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Finley wants to control from the top but Navetta keeps moving.
Finley is working Navetta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Finley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Navetta can't keep his opponent in guard - Finley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Navetta looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Finley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Navetta keeps working.
Navetta is looking to escape.
Navetta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Navetta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finley.
Finley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Finley connects with a nice short shot to Navetta's temple.
Finley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Navetta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Navetta wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ground and pound from Finley.
Finley passes the guard and advances to mount!
BOOM! Finley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Navetta wants to get back to his feet.
Navetta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley lands a heavy elbow.
Finley with a couple of short strikes.
Finley lands a nice shot to the head.
Navetta is still in real trouble! Can Finley finish him?
Finley with shots to the head and body - Navetta looks very uncomfortable down there.
Finley lands a big shot there that rocks Navetta but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Finley landing punches.
Finley with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Finley is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Navetta is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brad Finley!